Essays Tagged: "Olson"

What is learning? According to Hergenhahn and Olson (2005), learning is defined as " a relatively permanent change in behavior or behavioral poten ... has yielded various learning theories that are categorized into different paradigms. Hergenhahn and Olson (2005), define a paradigm as "a viewpoint shared by several scientists that provides a general ... and behavioral processes are related to an organism's adaptation to the environment (Hergenhahn and Olson, 2005). There are three main theorists whose theories are predominately functionalistic. These ...

According to B.R. Hergenhahn and Matthew H. Olson in the text An Introduction to Theories of Learning (2005) it states that learning is defined ... "To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery through experiences or study " (p. 3). Hergenhahn and Olson also stated that the more modern and excepted definition by Psychologist is the one by Kimble ... rning but can occur with experience or practice and that it has to be reinforced (Hergenhahn, & Olson, 2005).Types of LearningAccording to Hergenhahn and Olson the two different types of learning ...

ing the process as clear as possible. The American Heritage Dictionary, according to Hergenhahn and Olson, (2005) defines learning as follows: To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery throug ... ns conclude that the learning process must be able to be seen in observable behavior.Hergenhahn and Olson, (2005) explain that there is a process called conditioning which is the process that leads to ...

cannot be attributed to temporary body states such as those induced by illness, fatigue, or drugs" (Olson and Hergenhahn, 2009). Nevertheless, a whole understanding of the contrivance of learning, as ... tively permanent change in behavioral potentiality that occurs as a result of reinforced practice" (Olson and Hergenhahn, 2009), which in other words say that learning has always been a factor in the ...